Top Toys for Christmas
Not sure where to start with your kid’s lengthy Christmas list of toys and games? Kids want everything and anything cool that they see in advertisements but are they still going to have an interest in them after the initial excitement has worn off? Here is a list of the top toys for Christmas that the kids are sure to love and stay entertained with.
Blokus Classic by Educational Insights for $22.99 is a great game for kids 5 and up. It is a strategy board game that initiates spatial thinking skills and has been acknowledged by Mensa for promoting healthy brain activity. Blokus has bright colors and simple rules with different variations of play to keep it fresh and exciting. The goal of the game is for players to fit all their pieces onto the board. The first player to do it wins. You can play with two to four players. The more players you have the more fast paced the game.
IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit by Creations by You for $19.93 has won awards such as the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Parents’ Choice Classic Award, Dr. Toy Best Toy Award, Family Life’s Best Learning Toy and the Creative Child’s Toy of the Year Award. The Make Your Own Story Kit for those 5 and up lets kids publish their work into a real, professional hardcover book. Kids get to put together their own unique stories and illustrations and with help from Mom and Dad, put together a biography page and book dedication. Send it out in the prepaid envelope and in three to four weeks your child will have their book in hand. Your child will get to chose the title of the book, illustrate the cover and chose between seven colors for the hardcover. Encourage your child in reading and writing while raising their self esteem. For an additional cost you can have extras thrown in when you place your book order such as multiple copies that are seperatly dedicated to each individual you want a book for, a picture of your child for the biography page and rush delivery.
EyeClops Bionic Eye Multizoom in Green by EyeClops for $24.76 will entertain not just your kids but the child in you as well. Recommended for kids ages 6 and up, everyone will want to get in on the action. Plug your EyeClops Bionic Eye into your TV’s video input and power it on. Focus your Bionic Eye with the I.R.I.S. focusing lens to take a closer look at all the different objects around you. Magnify your skin, hair, carpet and more and see it all on your TV screen. You can zoom in on objects 100, 200 or 400 times their normal size. A bonus for this Toy of the Year nominee is that there is absolutely no software needed to play with it. Just plug it into your TV and you are ready to go. To assist in more discovery opportunities, EyeClops adds a viewing dish and tube to gather things that may not be in the room but still spikes curiosity.
Matchbox Mega Rig Space Shuttle by Mattel for $38.99 is sure to keep your kids working their creative side. To start them out they are given one giant space rig that can break down into 30 different space vehicles that they create themselves. Each Mega Rig Space Shuttle comes with a UFO space craft and an alien that makes sounds and lights up. The Matchbox set comes with easy to follow instructions and illustrations to help build the smaller spacecrafts and land rovers. Mattel’s Mega Rig Space Shuttle comes with launch missiles, storage compartments, and a space arm to grab objects and to fight off alien invasions. It’s even fully equipt to take space walks for exploration of newly discovered planets and is compatible with all of Mattel’s Mega Rig Building Systems to make the fun endless.
LAZERTAG Multiplayer Battle System by Hasbro-Freight Collect for $69.96 is great for kids 8 to 12 years old. The system comes with two taggers (you can purchase more taggers individually if needed) for a battle to the end much like lazertag games at arcades. Hasbro’s LAZERTAG Multiplayer Battle System registers hits, shots made and lets you know when you’ve performed special weapon activations. LAZERTAG lights up and keeps the game interactive with sounds and vibrations. Add the Shot Blast attachment and they can shoot multiple targets at the same time or use the Pinpoint Sight for sniper shots. Also included is a video game attachment for single players to work on their skills. Plug the system into your TV’s video input and a single player game initiates. The Battle System can be used indoors for those rainy days or outdoors to get the kids off the couch for the afternoon.
When choosing toys for Christmas think ahead to make sure that it’s not going to be a waste of money spent, especially for the more expensive toys. These toys can be used time and time again without the kids quickly losing interest and a good age range making them great for hand-me-downs for your younger kids to use and share. You can find all these toys online at amazon or at quality top shops.